Historical Images

Scene in the House on the passage of the proposition to amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865
Scene in the House on the passage of the proposition to amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865
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Lincoln Photo
Abraham Lincoln on the day of his speech at the Cooper Union
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Emancipation by Thomas Nast
Emancipation by Thomas Nast
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Sheet Music
“The Battle-Cry of Freedom” with Confederate Lyrics
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William Sherman
Gen. William T. Sherman
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Tragic Prelude
Tragic Prelude by John Steuart Curry
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Clara Barton
Miss Clara Barton
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The Freedmen's Bureau Cartoon
"The Freedman's Bureau"
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Douglas Letter
Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield
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John Brown Cartoon
John Brown exhibiting his hangman
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Map of the Union 1864
Bacon and Company, Map of the United States, showing the territory in possession of the Federal Union, January, 1864
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Lincoln cartoon
The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball
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Political Cartoon
Substance and Shadow Political Cartoon
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Historical Documents

A Plea for Captain John Brown
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No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
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Amnesty Oath
Amnesty Oath of Robert E. Lee
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Lincoln and Hamlin Image
Book Review by Chandra Miller Manning
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Lincoln Assassination Headline
Announcement to the Army of the Death of President Lincoln
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Rail Splitter
“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 1861
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Ticket
Maryland state ticket. Election, Tuesday November 6th, 1860...For President of the United States John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President of the United States, Edward Everett of Massachusetts
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Corwin Amendment
Joint Resolution Proposing a 13th Amendment to the Constitution
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Grant Inauguration
First Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant
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John Brown Entrance Into Hell Song
John Brown's Entrance Into Hell.
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Thoreau
A Plea for Captain John Brown- Excerpts
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Democratic National Convention 1860
Democratic Party Platform, June 18, 1860.
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Texas Revolution
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Black Code
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Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870
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Liberator
The Liberator Comments on Nat Turner’s Insurrection
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Lincoln Address
Cooper Union Address
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Collections

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind
Hollywood History, by Mark C. Carnes
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Nat Turner
Nat Turner Revisited, by William Styron
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Lee surrenders
Why The Civil War Still Matters, by James McPherson
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
John Brown, the Abolitionist
The Father of American Terrorism, by Ken Chowder
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Lincoln at the Time of the Cooper Union Speech
Lincoln, the Orator by Harold Holzer
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